It is
reported that in view of the forthcoming CHOGM, beggars are being
arrested left and right. That's probably to give the impression that
Sri Lanka is beggar-free or that this eye-sore is an urban-blight
element that authorities cannot bear. We know that not all beggars are
poor, that it is an organized racket where the king pins make big
money. But if it is about getting rid of beggars, why won't the
authorities crack down on the big names? We have, for example, those
who use tax payers' money to roam the globe begging for investments and
funds. We have beggars in the I/NGO sector begging donors for donor
dollars/euros. We have the TNA begging India to deliver Eelam. We have
human rights racketeers begging Navi Pillay to orchestrate
regime-change. We have UNP loyalists begging to all gods to get rid of
Ranil. Now if all beggars were treated equally, where would they be
taken?
1 comments:
Your message would have been more powerful and appealing if you had focussed on the immorality of arresting beggars on the streets just to impress the foreign visitors. I'm sure they are all fully aware that Sri Lanka has its share of poverty.
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